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Nano Banana 2

Google DeepMind · 2026 · Image Generation · USA / UK

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Overview

Google's flagship image generation and editing model, built on Gemini 3.1 Flash Image: 512px/1K/2K/4K output, native aspect ratios up to 8:1, web-search-grounded world knowledge, multi-language text rendering, and configurable 'thinking' levels.

Generates

App availableImage generation

Details

Vendor
Google DeepMind
Type
Image Generation
Release year
2026
Jurisdiction
USA / UK
CEO
Koray Kavukcuoglu (SVP, day-to-day lead)
Key staffers
Demis Hassabis (Chair, GDM; Chief Scientist, Alphabet), Shane Legg (Co-Founder, Chief AGI Scientist), Lila Ibrahim (COO), Sundar Pichai (Alphabet CEO)
Deployment
Cloud (Gemini API in AI Studio, Vertex AI, Antigravity, Firebase)
Open source
No
Free tier
Yes
Subscription
Gemini API paid tier (per-image; see Google pricing).
Stock status
$400 (GOOGL, May 2026)
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Known safety issues

SynthID watermarking applied; standard Google image policy.

AIDb Rating

8/10

AIDb v2.0 (curated): Capability 9/10 · Currency 10/10 · Access 7/10 · Significance 7/10 → 8.25

Last verified 2026-09-14 · Primary source ↗

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